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You are hereCybersecurityIronically Zittrain's "Lost in the Cloud" emphasizes three of my big concerns/themesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2009-07-20 12:03Jonathan Zittrain's NYTimes Op-ed today, "Lost in the Clouds" ironically captured three of my big concerns/themes about the Internet and its natural outgrowth -- cloud computing.
Why Security is Google's Achilles Heel -- Part II; Google values security much less than others doSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Thu, 2009-07-16 22:58"It’s not our fault that Google has a ridiculously easy way to get access to accounts via their password recovery question" said Michael Arrington of TechCrunch in a post defending his publishing of secret Twitter corporate information that was stolen from Twitter by "Hacker Croll" via Google's password system. See New York Times story. Only last week I wrote a post "Why Security is Google's Achille's Heel." My overall security thesis is simple. The Open Internet's Growing Security Problem -- Part XIIISubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2009-07-10 17:46
Additional new evidence continues to spotlight the Open Internet's growing security problem, and underscore why President Obama effectively declared the lack of cybersecurity as the Internet's biggest problem in his cybersecurity address May 29th.
Why Security is Google's Achilles HeelSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2009-07-08 12:09Google's launch of a new PC operating system on the heels of its announcement ending the "beta" phase for its popular gmail, Calendar, Docs and Talk applications, is happening in the midst of a new era where cyber-security has been made a new national priority and internet security breaches are increasingly serious and commonplace.
An examination of Google's own public representation of its corporate philosophy and design principles shows security/safety is simply not a priority for Google. In many respects, security is viewed as a hinderance to, or a drag on, Google's over-riding goal of speed-efficiency. In Google's philosophy statement, "Ten things Google has found to be true" there is no mention of the importance of security/safety to Google or Google's users. #3 point on the philosophy list says: "Fast is better than slow:" The National Broadband Plan "Fork-in-the-Road"Submitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2009-06-08 20:56A scan of the major comments just delivered to the FCC on the National Broadband Plan (which is due to Congress February 2010), spotlighted the big broadband policy "fork-in-the-road" decision that the FCC now has before it. The President Makes Cybersecurity a National Priority -- Internet's Growing Security Problem -- Part XIISubmitted by Scott Cleland on Thu, 2009-06-04 16:58The President's Cybersecurity announcement 5-29 was a game changer for the Internet. For the first time the U.S. Government officially declared the lack of cybersecurity as the Internet's biggest problem.
Here is the latest mainstream evidence of the open Internet's growing security problem. "Mysterious virus strikes FBI" ZDNet Comments on FCC's National Broadband Plan NOISubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2009-06-03 18:18I filed comments today on the FCC's Notice of Inquiry on the FCC's National Broadband Plan, which is required to be delivered to Congress by February 2010.
My two-page comments, with links to several of my research pieces, can be found here. The press release about my comments can be found here.
Why New WH Cybersecurity Focus is a Game-Changer -- for the Internet and Net NeutralitySubmitted by Scott Cleland on Sat, 2009-05-30 16:39President Obama's new approach to cybersecurity likely is more of an Internet game-changer than many appreciate. Initial reporting and commentary has been superficial and has not connected dots or analyzed the broader logical implications of this new policy emphasis and trajectory. Why is it a game-changer for the Internet?
Moreover, the new cybersecurity focus will likely have a practical effect on the trajectory of Internet 3.0, which embodies:
I. Cybersecurity -- New #1 Internet Priority President Obama said: The Open Internet's Growing Security Problem -- Part XISubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2009-05-18 17:30
New evidence continues to spotlight the Open Internet's growing security problem. Smart Network Security vs. Dumb Pipe Vulnerability; Open Internet's Growing Security Problem -- Part XSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Tue, 2009-05-12 12:41"Network Based Security Is In Our Future" is an outstanding must-read analysis by Tom Tovar, CEO of Nominum. Please read his full piece, its brief. Let me highlight some excellent points he made: Pages |